Mulch can help to suppress weeds, but it rarely eliminates them. There's a simple and budget-friendly method to keep mulched garden beds clear and weed-free.

So you just scored a few less-than-flourishing, end-of-season bargains from the garden center, and don’t know where to put them. Or those fall-planting orders arrived in such puny shape that it’d be ...

Q: I have three planting beds where I want all vegetation removed along with old mulch and landscape fabric. I want to replace with new mulch. Should the fabric also be replaced? How can I prevent the ...

Q: I already have weeds growing in my vegetable garden and flower beds. I am not fond of working at weed control, and I don’t want them to take over either. What is the easiest way to prevent weeds ...

If you maintain a landscape, you deal with weeds. At this point in our long, hot summer, I’m sure you have devoted considerable effort to keeping your landscape from being taken over by weeds in beds ...

As temperatures become favorable for annuals and perennials to be planted in beds, the soil is also right for weed seeds to germinate. Take heart; you do have some options. If you are just beginning a ...

I was at the pool last week and talked to a lady whom I had met not that long ago. Seems that she has been trying to have a clean garden. Her effort and her husband’s efforts have not been enough to ...

The great thing about this aesthetic garden bed weed solution is that it blocks sunlight from reaching the seeds, preventing ...

Every garden has weeds and dealing with these unwanted plants is an ongoing task in any landscape. Control of weeds is important. Weeds are strong competitors for available water, nutrients and ...

There are all kinds of activities involved landscape maintenance. The most burdensome jobs are those that must be done regularly. A good example of this is mowing lawns. But to my mind, the most ...

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Are you prepared for a fight? And just who is your opponent? Think about it for just a moment and it will become clear that you are indeed taking on a most worthy opponent. And in the other corner (so ...